Kushani Sandhareka | |
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කුෂානි සඳරේකා | |
Born | Kushani Sandhareka Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Kasun Kalhara[1] |
Children | Deveendri Kalhaaraa Jayawardhana |
Relatives | Maya Damayanthi (Mother),[2][3] Victor Vijayantha(Father),[4][3] Anoja Weerasinghe[5] |
Honours | Visharadh[2] |
Musical career | |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1987–present |
Kushani Sandhareka also known as Kushani Sandareka (Sinhala: කුෂානි සඳරේකා), popularly referred to by the mononym Kushani, is a Sri Lankan pop, and R&B singer. She began her career as a playback singer at the age of 7 [2] and has since worked on over 30 [2] films. Sandarekha won the Best Singer award at the 34th Sarasavi Awards ceremony in 2017 [6][2] for her performance of the song "Sithuwuli Pura" from the movie Adaraneeya Kathawak (2016).[6][2]